Piedmont, Missouri

Piedmont, Missouri
Streetside in Piedmont (2007)
Location of Piedmont, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°9′14″N 90°41′45″W / 37.15389°N 90.69583°W / 37.15389; -90.69583
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWayne
Government
  TypeMayor-Council
  MayorWilliam H. Kirkpatrick
Area
  Total
2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2)
  Land2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
512 ft (156 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,897
  Density890.19/sq mi (343.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63957
Area code573
FIPS code29-57422
GNIS feature ID2396198
Websitecityofpiedmont.com

Piedmont is a city in northwestern Wayne County in Southeast Missouri, United States. Its population was 1,897 at the 2020 census. Part of the Ozark Foothills Region, it is at the convergence of State Highways 34 and 49. Piedmont, transliterated as "foot of the mountain," is named for its position at the foot of Clark Mountain, a 1424-foot summit approximately two miles north of the town.